You hear a loud boom with a sound intensity of 90 dB. You can see smoke 350 m away. What was the sound power?
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The formula to calculate sound power (P) based on sound intensity (I) is: P = 10^(I/10) Given that the sound intensity is 90 dB, we can plug this value into the formula: P = 10^(90/10) P = 10^9 P = 1,000,000,000 watts Show more…
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